Using The Auto Gain Control And Limiter (Level Ctrl); Auto Gain Control (Auto); Limiter (Lmt); Adjusting The Playback Level (Mix Balance) - Tascam DR-100 Owner's Manual

10–Settings and Information
Using the auto gain control and
limiter (LEVEL CTRL)
You can use the auto gain control (
( ) depending on the application or conditions.
LMT

Auto gain control (AUTO)

Using this, adjustments are made automatically to
achieve a volume level that is as even as possible.
Sensitivity is raised and lowered depending on
the strength of the input signal This is useful for
recording people in a meeting who are at different
distances from the microphones, for example.
NOTE
When the auto gain control function is on, volume is
adjusted automatically, so the INPUT volume control
has no effect.

Limiter (LMT)

If the input signal is too loud, this function holds
it down to an acceptable level, allowing distortion
of the signal during recording to be avoided.
1 Press the key to open the
MENU
2 Use the wheel to select
the key.
ENTER/MARK
3 Set the item to
LEVEL CTRL
Values: AUTO (default), LMT
4 Set the
LIMITER/AUTO
unit to .
ON
NOTE
If INPUT is set to LINE, the limiter is activated regard-
less of this setting.
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) or limiter
AUTO
screen.
MENU
, and press
INPUT SETTING
or .
AUTO LMT
switch on the back of the
Adjusting the playback level
(MIX BALANCE)
You can adjust the level of the playback sound
when overdub recording and when input
monitoring is ON.
1 Press the key to open the
MENU
2 Use the wheel to select
key.
ENTER/MARK
3 Use the wheel to set the value.
Values: 0–20 (default is 20)
CAUTION
You cannot adjust this value when input monitoring
is off. (See "Using input monitoring (MONITOR)." on
page 41.)

Setting the file name format

You can set the format of the names given to files
when recorded by this unit.

File name format

1 Press the key to open the
MENU
2 Use the wheel to select
key.
ENTER/MARK
3 Set the item to
TYPE WORD
Values: WORD (default), DATE
: Six characters set with the
WORD
as the file name, for example "
: The date is used as the file name, for
Date
example,"
090101_0000. wav" .
NOTE
The date is determined by the unit's internal clock
setting. (See "Setting the date and time" on page 21.)
screen.
MENU
, and press the
MIX BALANCE
screen.
MENU
, and press the
FILE NAME
or .
DATE
item are used
WORD
".
DR- 100_0000. wav